PlayStation Inventor Retires Becomes Chairman Of Sony Computer Entertainment

Following the vulnerability in the PlayStation Network in April manipulated 77 million PlayStation Network user accounts were, Sony has a radical overhaul in the management of the gaming division of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) today. As expected, rejects the big S is a connection between the two incidents, but the decision today probably surprise no one.

So what will happen? On 1 September, Kaz Hirai, current President and Group CEO of SCEI slips into the role of President of the division of Sony video game. At the same time, the position of the House Andrew Hirai, currently President, CEO and Co-COO to be taken by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE).

In March, Sony named Howard Stringer after, head of Hirai “leading candidate” for the position of CEO. Sony also announced a day before Hirai became president of SCEI, Akira Sato, the current president and a founding member of the unit of video games to resign, will.

What is also interesting that Ken Kutaragi, the mythical father of the PlayStation, in his role as Honorary Chairman of SCEI retired to a “Senior Advisor Technology” good Sony has become – as of today Kutaragi is also a former president and chief executive officer of SCEI.

In the coming months the new team SCEI address the consequences of breach of security of this spring launch of the PSP’s successor Vita and the launch of the Nintendo Wii is a competitor among other things U new PS3.